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The Muse

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Intro: 
 Gm   F   D   Gmx2
Verse:
GmYou're a diamond that I'm aCmfraid to touch
GmYou're damn near flawless and I'm Cmsure you'd cut
Out my Ebeyes, my hands, my Fhead, my heart
You Dmtear this canvas Gmskin apart
Oh, Dwhat a waste of D7human art that'd GmbeF  D  Gm  
GmYou're a dungeon, but you're Cmmade of glass
GmYour prisoners have no Cmidea they're trapped
'cause you Eblook so beautiFful inside
It Dmmakes us feel like Gmwe're alive
but Dlord knows we'll neD7ver survive your GmwallsF  D  G  
Chorus:
GBut didn't you Cmknow that all aGlong
You didn't Cmneed to hear your sGong
and if you don't Cmknow that 
then you Ebmight as well be EbmdeadF  D  Gm  
Interlude:  Gm   F   D  Gm  
Verse:
GmMedusa's child preserved her Cmformer looks
GmShe kept her out of all the Cmstorybooks
just to Ebget back at all Fof the men
who Dmhave tried time and Gmtime again
to Dclaim the right of D7her demise and GmendF  D  Gm  
GmA million years go by and you're Cmstill around
GmYou're knocking us off our Cmfeet; you're knocking us down
but we Ebstill can't leave Fyou alone
The Dmway you move one Gmwould be prone
to Dwant to be turned D7into stone by Gmyou
F D G
Chorus:
GBut didn't you Cmknow that all aGlong
You didn't Cmneed to hear your sGong
and if you don't Cmknow that 
then you Ebmight as well be Ebmdead
Bridge:
BbYou make me Ffeel so alEbive
but its cDmonsequence: I want tCmo be dead
BbWas it Fhow you aEbrrived?
I can't Dmtell or was it Cmin the way you Ebleft...
us.... here?Gm  
Instrumental:  Gm   F   Cm   Eb  Ebm  
Chorus:
GBut didn't you Cmknow that all aGlong
You didn't Cmneed to hear your sGong
and if you don't Cmknow that 
then you Ebmight as well be, Ebmyou might as well, oh
GYou didn't Cmneed to hear your Gsong
'cause you just Cmknew it all aGlong
You didn't Cmknow that so
                 Eb                Ebm(Gm)
you might as well, might as well be dead

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The Muse

by Darren Criss

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Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Intro:

Gm F D Gm

Verse:

Gm Cm

You're a diamond that I'm afraid to touch

Gm Cm

You're damn near flawless and I'm sure you'd cut

Eb F

Out my eyes, my hands, my head, my heart

Dm Gm

You tear this canvas skin apart

D D7 Gm F D Gm

Oh, what a waste of human art that'd be

Gm Cm

You're a dungeon, but you're made of glass

Gm Cm

Your prisoners have no idea they're trapped

Eb F

'cause you look so beautiful inside

Dm Gm

It makes us feel like we're alive

D D7 Gm F D G

but lord knows we'll never survive your walls

Chorus:

G Cm G

But didn't you know that all along

Cm G

You didn't need to hear your song

and if you don't know that

Eb Ebm F D Gm

then you might as well be dead

Gm F D Gm

Interlude:

Verse:

Gm Cm

Medusa's child preserved her former looks

Gm Cm

She kept her out of all the storybooks

Eb F

just to get back at all of the men

Dm Gm

who have tried time and time again

D D7 Gm F D Gm

to claim the right of her demise and end

Gm Cm

A million years go by and you're still around

Gm Cm

You're knocking us off our feet; you're knocking us down

Eb F

but we still can't leave you alone

Dm Gm

The way you move one would be prone

D D7 Gm

to want to be turned into stone by you

F D G

Chorus:

G Cm G

But didn't you know that all along

Cm G

You didn't need to hear your song

and if you don't know that

Eb Ebm

then you might as well be dead

Bridge:

Bb F Eb

You make me feel so alive

Dm Cm

but its consequence: I want to be dead

Bb F Eb

Was it how you arrived?

Dm Cm Eb

I can't tell or was it in the way you left...

us.... here?

Gm F Cm Eb Ebm

Instrumental:

Chorus:

G Cm G

But didn't you know that all along

Cm G

You didn't need to hear your song

and if you don't know that

Eb Ebm

then you might as well be, you might as well, oh

G Cm G

You didn't need to hear your song

Cm G

'cause you just knew it all along

You didn't know that so

Eb Ebm Gm

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you might as well, might as well be dead

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